NASCAR: Larson on pole in Kansas
America’s best racing driver, Kyle Larson, will again lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag, this time at Kansas Speedway for the second race in the Round of 8.
Fresh off locking his way into the title race with a win last weekend, Larson starts from the pole in the Hollywood Casino 400 (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, NBCSN). Larson will be joined on the front row by Ryan Blaney.
Brad Keselowski starts third, Kyle Busch starts fourth, and Chase Elliott rounds out the top five.
Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| Row 1: | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 2: | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski (P) | Discount Tire Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch (P) | M&M’s Halloween Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 3: | 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | FedEx Freight Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 4: | 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 5: | 9 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Craftsman Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 6: | 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Subway Delivery Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 12 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Cat Dealer Tech Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 7: | 13 | 1 | Kurt Busch | AdventHealth Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 8: | 15 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Menards/Monster Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 16 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Good Sam Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 9: | 17 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty’s Garage Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love’s Travel Stops Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 10: | 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe # | DEKALB Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 20 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Farmland/Hy-Vee Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 11: | 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 22 | 41 | Cole Custer | Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 12: | 23 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Circle B Diecast Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 24 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Clover Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 13: | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 26 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | NASCAR Ignition Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 14: | 27 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Door Dash Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 28 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Bush’s Beans Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 15: | 29 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo # | Speedy Cash Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 30 | 52 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Tailgreeter Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 16: | 31 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Violet Defense Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 32 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 17: | 33 | 77 | Justin Haley(i) | Circle B Diecast Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 34 | 15 | Ryan Ellis(i) | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 18: | 35 | 00 | Quin Houff | CREEK/Chariton Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware(i) | Nurtec ODT Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 19: | 37 | 66 | Chad Finchum(i) | Smithbilt Homes Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 38 | 13 | David Starr(i) | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Row 20: | 39 | 53 | Joey Gase(i) | Donor Network Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 40 | 96 | Parker Kligerman(i) | Fast Checkout Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |